pr card holder and still valid wants to return back to canada

[masterppiz]

If you stayed in Canada till Oct 2020 and only be outside from Oct 2020 - Feb 2023 (when you plan to travel back), you still meet your RO.
Since you meet your RO and has a valid PR card, you should be able to enter without issue.
Immigration can still ask questions but that should not have any concern on you meeting your RO.

You can apply to sponsor your spouse and children via outland once you moved back to Canada (if they don't have approved TRV by then).

thank you so much all your info helps me well understand everything.

 

[armoured]

hello thank you for the info… i got my PR card Oct 2018 and left Canada 2020 of October…am i out of compliance already? Is my stay in Canada for 11 years not counted? My PR will expired this year of December. I was mistaken about the expiration of my card before. Sorry about that

@YVR123 seems to have covered, if the dates and all are correct. But keep in mind: your card is not your PR status, for most purposes now, it is the thing that lets you board a plane. The RO now is separate and it's your physical presence that matters.

For your family: you should start to prepare the sponsorship files and documents for them now (don't want to search for documents after). Don't actually submit the application until you return to Canada, and you should think about whether you want to get a job first (check the family sponsorship forum).

Editorializing a bit: whether you get the TRVs for your family or not, you really don't want to get out of compliance, so --- don't delay returning to Canada. As it is you may have to end up with being apart for a while - hopefully not long. But life will get a lot more complicated if your compliance slips. (Assuming you do all wish to reside in Canada long term)